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RACING DRIVER

Troy Ruttman

1930 - 1997

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Troy Lynn Ruttman (March 11, 1930 – May 19, 1997) was an American racing driver. He is best known for winning the 1952 Indianapolis 500 - at the age of 22 years and 80 days, Ruttman remains the youngest ever winner of the event. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Troy Ruttman has received more than 106,803 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Troy Ruttman is the 711th most popular racing driver (down from 580th in 2019), the 11,535th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,408th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Racing Driver.

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  • 38.97

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Troy Ruttman ranks 711 out of 888Before her are Jaime Alguersuari, Ian Raby, Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Stéphane Sarrazin, Anthony Davidson, and Enrique Bernoldi. After her are Luki Botha, Mauri Rose, Tarso Marques, Patrick Friesacher, Thierry Neuville, and Tiff Needell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Troy Ruttman ranks 537Before her are Lynden Pindling, Norman Podhoretz, Annie Ross, Edward Seaga, Vladimir Ryzhkin, and Arlen Specter. After her are Luki Botha, Tom Mboya, Barry Unsworth, K. Balachander, Nicholas F. Brady, and Allison Hayes. Among people deceased in 1997, Troy Ruttman ranks 274Before her are Magda Gabor, Robert Serber, Yevgeni Mayorov, William Alland, Denise Levertov, and Fyodor Simashev. After her are Shirley Clarke, Norris Bradbury, Sally Blane, Rod Milburn, Floyd Cramer, and Paul Tsongas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Troy Ruttman ranks 11,535 out of 18,182Before her are Richie Guerin (1932), Sheri Moon Zombie (1970), William Farnum (1876), Alexander Wang (1983), John M. Lounge (1946), and Tracy Caldwell Dyson (1969). After her are Brooke Elliott (1974), Hudson Leick (1969), Shirley Clarke (1919), Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931), John Davis Lodge (1903), and Josh Stewart (1977).

Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Troy Ruttman ranks 61Before her are Jimmie Johnson (1975), Jeff Gordon (1971), Bob Sweikert (1926), Timmy Mayer (1938), Walt Faulkner (1918), and Mike Fisher (1943). After her are Mauri Rose (1906), Jack McGrath (1919), Tony Bettenhausen (1916), Jay Chamberlain (1925), Walt Hansgen (1919), and Fred Wacker (1918).